Mommy tool belt

ABSTRACT

A Mommy Tool Belt has a belt and pockets secured to the belt. The belt has a base, a clasp and an elongated strap. The pockets are secured to the base of the belt. The clasp of the belt has opposed free ends carrying complementary parts for locking. The complementary parts of the clasp could be Velcro or may be one-hole hook. The Mommy Tool Belt also includes a ring/loop for threading a burp cloth therein. The belt could be a standard waist belt or a fashionable belt as desired by the user.

RELATED APPLICATIONS

The present application is based on, and claims priority from U.S.Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/833,486, filed Jul. 27, 2006, thedisclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference herein in itsentirety.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

This invention relates generally to utilitarian accessory belts, andmore specifically, to a utilitarian belt designed for use by mothers,fathers, other child caregivers and any person who needs to havemultiple items at their fingertips while leaving their hands free forother tasks.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

At present, not only do people want to be able to grab items at amoment's notice, but it is also advantageous and desirable to be able toput those items down when they are not in use and to not worry aboutlosing the items or having to go far to retrieve them.

One common approach for making a utilitarian belt is to provide a belthaving permanently attached pockets. One such utilitarian belt, forexample, is a baby utility belt sold by Naissance on Melrose which isuseful for holding diapers, water bottles, baby bottles, etc. The babyutility belt includes a unitary holding portion including pockets forholding these items, which is secured to the wearer's belt using loopportions, which loop around the belt and are connected to the unitaryholding portion using grommets.

Further, two other devices are called “Daddy's Tools Of The Trade” toolbelt sold by The Birth Boutique and “Daddy's Diaper ‘Dooty’ Tool Belt”sold by customdiapercakes.com. Both of these devices include a unitaryportion connected or attached to a belt. The unitary portion includespockets for holding various items.

The disadvantages to the baby utility belt sold by Naissance on Melrose,The Birth Boutique and CustomDiapercakes.com are that the holdingportions are all unitary and cannot be customized by the user after theholding portion has been manufactured. Further, the pockets cannot beadjusted relative to each other.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

It is an object of the present invention to obviate the abovementioneddisadvantages of the convention tool belt. For instance, the presentinvention offers the advantages that the pockets can be moved relativeto each other and adjusted by the wearer to a convenient location.Further, the user can place as many pockets on the belt as the userneeds. Because the invention does not have a unitary holding portion,the present invention provides a customizable device, which is lessexpensive to manufacture, customizable by the user and changeable by theuser.

The present invention contemplates, a “Mommy Tool Belt” which may beconstructed of any sturdy fabric or material, and has the strength tohold the items placed in the pockets without being cumbersome. Astandard belt was chosen as the way to attach the pockets because itshould be both attractive and functional. It is designed to becomfortable to be worn all day and with no need to remove it for anytask. In one preferred embodiment, the pockets are situated over thethighs and hips, with open space in the front center, to provide formaximum comfort when worn in either a seated or standing position. In analternative preferred embodiment, the user can provide his or her ownfashionable belt to be used with attachable pockets.

Still other objects and advantages of the present invention will becomereadily apparent to those skilled in the art from the following detaileddescription, wherein the preferred embodiments of the invention areshown and described, simply by way of illustration of the best modecontemplated of carrying out the invention. As will be realized, theinvention is capable of other and different embodiments, and its severaldetails are capable of modifications in various obvious respects, allwithout departing from the invention. Accordingly, the drawings anddescription thereof are to be regarded as illustrative in nature, andnot as restrictive.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The present invention is illustrated by way of example, and not bylimitation, in the figures of the accompanying drawings, whereinelements having the same reference numeral designations represent likeelements throughout and wherein:.

FIG. 1 is a front view of the utilitarian tool belt in accordance withan embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the utilitarian tool belt with the belthaving the compartments/pockets according to an aspect of the presentinvention; and

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the utilitarian tool belt in accordance withanother embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

With reference to the annexed drawings the preferred embodiments of thepresent invention will be herein described for indicative purpose and byno means are limiting.

Referring to FIG. 1, there is shown a Mommy Tool Belt 12 having a belt14 and pockets 22 and 62 secured to the belt 14. The belt 14 has a base20, a clasp 18 and an elongated strap 16. The pocket 22 and pocket 62are secured to the base 20 of the belt 14. The clasp 18 of the belt 14has opposed free ends (not shown) carrying complementary parts forlocking. The complementary parts of the clasp 18 could be Velcro, aone-hole hook, a “web belt” with two-piece clasp having a male and afemale portion, or any other variety of fastener. The Mommy Tool Belt 12also includes a ring/loop 26 for threading a burp cloth therein. Thebelt 14 could be a standard waist belt or a fashionable belt as desiredby the user.

The pocket 22 and pocket 62 are disposed on either sides of the clasp 18and are secured to the base 20 so that when the Mommy Tool Belt 12 isworn by a person, the pockets 22 and 62 disposed on either side of theclasp 18 are located near the left and the right thigh of the personthereby assuring free movement for the person.

Now referring to FIG. 2, either of the pockets 22 and 62 includes atleast a base pocket 40, a first front pocket 42, a second front pocket44 adjacent to the first front pocket 42 and a small pocket 46 securedon either of the first front pocket 42 or a second front pocket 44 or inbetween the first front pocket 42 and a second front pocket 44 (asdepicted in FIG. 2).

It should be understood that, although, for the purpose of describing,it is mentioned that either of the pockets 22 and 62 has a base pocket40, a first front pocket 42, a second front pocket 44 adjacent to thefirst front pocket 42 and a small pocket 46 secured on either of thefirst front pocket 42 or a second front pocket 44, numerous pockets ofvarying size, design, structure, depending on the items to be carried,can be included on pockets 22 and 62.

Further, each of the pockets 22 and 62 can be removably secured to thebase 20 of the belt 14 by Velcro, round studs, a review wire or a hook(not shown). Also, if desired, pockets 22 and 62 may be attached to thebase 20 by stitching. It is to be noted that any person having ordinaryskill in the art will be able to understand that the number of pocketsused in the Mommy Tool Belt 12 is not limited to two but can be more innumber, depending on the number of items and the type of items to becarried.

In the event the user desires to carry more items, pockets may beprovide on the belt 14 to be situated over the hips of the wearer. Inthis case, belt 14 may include another base 200 (shown in FIG. 3)similar to that of base 20 and, in use, situated over the dorsal side ofthe wearer's body, thereby allowing the two bases to be connected by astrap (not shown in FIG. 3). In FIG. 3, there is also shown pockets 220and 620 similar to that of pockets 22 and 62 as depicted in FIGS. 1 and2. The pockets 22 and 62, and the pockets 220 and 620 can also beslidably attached to the base 20 and 200 of the belt 14, respectively,thereby making it comfortable for the user to easily reach the pockets.

The elongated strap 16 of the belt 14 has a width lesser than that ofthe base 20 of the belt 14.

The belt 14 of the Mommy Tool Belt 12 can be manufactured, withoutlimitation, from materials such as canvas, cotton, leather, polyesterand neoprene. The pockets 22 and 62 may be constructed of or contain,without limitation, nylon, cotton, canvas, polyester, leather, mesh andneoprene. The Mommy Tool Belt 12 is preferable washable.

It will be readily seen by one of ordinary skill in the art that thepresent invention fulfills all of the objects set forth above. Afterreading the foregoing specification, one of ordinary skill will be ableto affect various changes, substitutions of equivalents and variousother aspects of the invention as broadly disclosed herein. It istherefore intended that the protection granted hereon be limited only bythe definition contained in the appended claims and equivalents thereof.

1. A utilitarian tool belt comprising: a belt having a base, a clasp andan elongated strap; and a plurality of pockets removably attached tosaid base.
 2. The utilitarian tool belt according to claim 1, whereineach of said plurality of pockets is adapted to receive at least one ofa pacifier, a bottle, a drinking cup, a cell phone, a cordless phone, apen/pencil, a note paper, a bib, a baby monitor, an eyeglass, a personaldigital assistant (PDA), a camera, a key, and a remote control forelectronics equipment.
 3. The utilitarian tool belt according to claim1, wherein said base comprises a ring adapted to receive a piece ofcloth therethrough.
 4. The utilitarian tool belt according to claim 1,wherein said plurality of pockets are attached to the base by a Velcro.5. The utilitarian tool belt according to claim 1, wherein saidplurality of pockets are attached to the base by snaps.
 6. Theutilitarian tool belt according to claim 1, wherein a width of said baseis greater than a thickness of said strap.
 7. The utilitarian tool beltaccording to claim 1, wherein each of said pockets are slidable withrespect to the base.
 8. A utilitarian tool belt comprising: a belt; afirst base and a second base, said first base and second base connectedtogether by an elongated strap; a plurality of first pockets removablyattached to said first base; and a plurality of second pockets removablyattached to said second base.
 9. The utilitarian tool belt according toclaim 8, wherein at least one of said first base and said second basecomprises a ring adapted to receive a piece of cloth therethrough. 10.The utilitarian tool belt according to claim 8, wherein a width of saidfirst base and a thickness of said second base are substantially same.11. The utilitarian tool belt according to claim 8, wherein each of saidfirst and second pockets comprises a plurality of sub-pockets securedthereto.
 12. The utilitarian tool belt according to claim 8, whereineach of said first and second pockets are slidable with respect to saidfirst and second bases, respectively.
 13. A utilitarian tool beltcomprising: a base; and a plurality of pockets removably attached tosaid base.
 14. The utilitarian tool belt according to claim 13, whereinsaid base is adapted to be secured to a belt by Velcro.
 15. Theutilitarian tool belt according to claim 13, wherein said base isadapted to be secured to a belt by snaps.
 16. The utilitarian tool beltaccording to claim 13, wherein each of said pockets are attached to thebase by a Velcro.
 17. The utilitarian tool belt according to claim 13,wherein each of said pockets are attached to the base by snaps.